Ag News: Cattle Haulers Petition

**A petition filed to the Department of Transportation by livestock groups is seeking more flexibility to hours of service regulations.

The petition, signed by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Livestock Marketing Association, and American Farm Bureau Federation is asking for a five-year exemption on particular hours of service requirements.

Agweb.com reports, current rules limit drive time at 11 hours with a 14 hour on-duty limit. The organizations want 15 hours of drive time with 16 hour on-duty, following a 10-hour consecutive rest period.